Weather Factors

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The picture shows a cumulonimbus cloud forming over an ocean. Which statement best explains how the sun and the ocean interact to form a cumulonimbus cloud?
Heat from the sun warms the ocean causing water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.
Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area to gather over the ocean and form on large cumulonimbus cloud.
Light from the sun shines on the ocean, causing water vapor to condense. The water then evaporates to form a cumulonimbus cloud.
Light from the sun causes ocean water to reflect water vapor in the air and gather over the ocean into a cumulonimbus cloud.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This picture shows -
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
transpiration
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following events in the water cycle is an example of solar energy being absorbed?
Water vapor condensing to form clouds.
Water evaporating from the surface of an ocean.
Rain freezing as it falls to the ground.
Clouds releasing precipitation over a mountain.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This photograph shows a beach on a partly sunny day. Which of the following is an interaction between the sun and the ocean that results in clouds forming near the beach?
Energy from the sun causes precipitation over the ocean.
Energy from the sun causes water to evaporate from the ocean.
Light from the sun reflects off the surface of the ocean.
Light from the sun decreases the amount of water vapor in the air over the ocean.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
TEMPERATURE is...
how cold or hot the air is
the amount of invisible water vapour in the air
any form of water that falls to the Earth
Movement of air
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
PRECIPITATION is...
the weight of the atmosphere
the amount of invisible water vapour in the air
any form of water that falls to the Earth
Movement of air
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
WIND is...
the weight of the atmosphere
the amount of invisible water vapour in the air
the amount of clouds formed in the sky
movement of air
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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